Fortuna PD to conduct DUI patrol

Fortuna police will be out on the streets today and Saturday to stop and arrest drunken drivers.

Officers will patrol areas that see a high number of DUI-related collisions and arrests, according to a Fortuna Police Department news release.

In 2010, more than 10,000 people nationwide and 791 in California were killed in vehicle collisions that involved at least one driver or motorcyclist with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher.

The program is funded from a California Office of Traffic Safety grant through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.